I like how it turned out, but then I turned off the layer with the black line work. And that's when it got interesting.

I almost like the second one better. It doesn't read as well as the first but I think it is more visually interesting. I wonder if I can figure out a way to combine the textures of this one with the flat color chapes of the last mouse. Must get to experimenting.

What do you folks think? Is there something interesting going on here? Should I pursue it?